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article Anthony Murray September 27, 2011 09:08 AM

The global co-operative movement is lining up behind the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives, says Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance. In the run-up to the United Nations’ official launch of...

The global co-operative movement is lining up behind the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives, says Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance.

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article Anthony Murray May 2, 2013 09:29 AM

Co-operatives UK has launched a campaign to protect the use of the co-operative name by new businesses. The name is under threat due to a current Government consultation to delist its protected status for new business registrations. Co-operatives UK...

Co-operatives UK has launched a campaign to protect the use of the co-operative name by new businesses.

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article Anca Voinea April 27, 2013 10:04 AM

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2012. By contrast, the unemployment rate in Spain...

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2012.

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article Anca Voinea April 26, 2013 02:19 PM

Mientras el desempleo en España afecta seis millones de personas, el empleo en las cooperativas ha crecido un 7,2%, creando 19.602 empleos nuevos en un trimestre en 2012. Por el contrario, la tasa de desocupación trepó al 27,2%...

Mientras el desempleo en España afecta seis millones de personas, el empleo en las cooperativas ha crecido un 7,2%, creando 19.602 empleos nuevos en un trimestre en 2012.

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article Anca Voinea April 23, 2013 03:51 PM

The Co-operative Group has withdrawn from the deal to acquire 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches and the associated 4.8 million customers. According to the Group's Chief Executive, Peter Marks, the decision to back out is due to the economic...

The Co-operative Group has withdrawn from the deal to acquire 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches and the associated 4.8 million customers.

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article Anthony Murray April 22, 2013 12:43 PM

Co-operatives around the world are being invited to take part in a research project to help influence the design of a global identity for the co-operative movement. London-based worker co-operative Calverts has been appointed by the...

Co-operatives around the world are being invited to take part in a research project to help influence the design of a global identity for the co-operative movement.

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article Anca Voinea April 3, 2013 10:57 AM

The team behind the International Summit of Cooperatives is working to build on the success of 2012’s conference. In October 2014, the second high-level business event for the co-operative movement is set to take place in Quebec City with a...

The team behind the International Summit of Cooperatives is working to build on the success of 2012’s conference.

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article Anthony Murray March 21, 2013 12:08 PM

The Co-operative Group has announced its intention to withdraw from the manufacture of insurance products following a downturn in overall annual profits of almost £600 million. Though, the Group will still continue to sell insurance products...

The Co-operative Group has announced its intention to withdraw from the manufacture of insurance products following a downturn in overall annual profits of almost £600 million.

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article Anca Voinea March 14, 2013 03:35 PM

Latin America's first Pope is a strong supporter of co-operatives, who helped the Argentina movement fight against corruption, human trafficking and exploitation. As the former Cardinal of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis,...

Latin America's first Pope is a strong supporter of co-operatives, who helped the Argentina movement fight against corruption, human trafficking and exploitation.

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article Emily Barker March 8, 2013 10:31 AM

Co-operatives can play a much larger role in supporting gender equality, said two leading women from the International Co-operative Alliance. President of the ICA, Dame Pauline Green and ICA Gender Equality Chair María Eugenia Pérez...

Co-operatives can play a much larger role in supporting gender equality, said two leading women from the International Co-operative Alliance.

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article Emily Barker March 7, 2013 04:11 PM

Oxfam America has launched a campaign to encourage the top three chocolate companies in the world to treat the women who grow and pick the cocoa better. The petition directed at: Mars, Mondelez and Nestlé asks the companies to offer the...

Oxfam America has launched a campaign to encourage the top three chocolate companies in the world to treat the women who grow and pick the cocoa better.

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